Articles in: Kids/Teen/College Health

Based on my book, Perfect Health for Kids, I have written many articles in this section helping to educate parents on how to become more familiar with who their child is, how each child is unique, and how to offer healthy support to your children before they need medical care. Please enjoy the latest research on kids’, teens’ and college students’ health strategies and get the tools you need to be more proactive regarding your children’s health.

While raising our six children, I experimented with every type of immune-boosting concoction you could imagine to keep our kids healthy. One report suggested that kids get sick 6-8 times a year on average.13 With six kids and each cold lasting a couple of weeks, I did the math: six kids x six colds per […]

A 2017 Nobel Prize went to 3 scientists researching biological clocks, opening up entirely new fields of Circadian Medicine. It is very likely that doctors will begin making suggestions for how to align with the rhythms of nature… let’s hope they get it right! The alternative to waiting for all of this is the time-tested […]

More and more parents are asking, “What can I do preventatively now to keep my family healthy this year?” Over the years, I have streamlined 5 basic lifestyle tips based on the five-thousand-year-old, time-tested medical system of Ayurveda. These are all outlined in my book, Perfect Health for Kids, and I have summarized them here. […]

When I first met my Ayurvedic teacher in India in 1986, I remember meeting his wife and three children. They lived in a roomy, one room home with one bed in the corner for all five of them. I remember joking with him about how he was sleeping in such a small bed—with all five […]

Remember the popular children’s tune, “Toe bone connected to the foot bone, Foot bone connected to the heel bone, Heel bone connected to the ankle bone…” and so on. Of course, in med school, one learns that things are a bit more complicated, but the message still holds strong: Everything in the body is connected. […]

College can be one of the most challenging times to stay healthy. Suddenly, things like basic nutrition and sleep are taken for granted, resulting in sluggish immunity and making students susceptible to acne, hormonal issues, getting run-down, and more. With six kids, two in college and three college graduates, I have had firsthand experience keeping […]

According to a New York Times report, both teens and adults check their smartphones 150 times per day (or every 6 minutes), and send an average of 110 texts per day. (1) For many teenagers these days, texting is passé, so they have upgraded to platforms like Snapchat and Instagram – suggesting that these numbers […]

The habits of the average cell phone user are quite astounding: Both kids and adults send more than 110 texts a day, check their phones 150 times per day and 46 percent of them say they could not live without their phones! (1) Kids are going from simply liking their cell phones to wanting and […]

As part of the research for my podcast, “Technology & Your Kids,” I was able to interview my six kids on the topic during our family’s summer vacation. The blog below was actually written by my 14-year-old daughter who just finished middle school – the Wild West of smartphones! Her words are so sincere and […]

Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 57 seconds New studies highlight the importance of optimal vitamin D3 levels for your children. This is particularly important in the winter, when the sun is low in the sky and kids spend most of their time indoors. 1. Vitamin D and Diabetes A new study revealed a very […]

Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 33 seconds In a study of 500 new mothers, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers found that when babies are fed exclusively at the breast for a month compared to babies fed pumped breast milk, the risk of ear infections for the child were reduced by 15 percent. […]

Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 36 seconds Common sense tells us that a mother’s love is perhaps the secret ingredient in a healthy child, a healthy home and a healthy society. This concept is backed by plenty of good science – but can nurturing deliver a bigger brain for your child? To support this […]

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Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of John Douillard. They are not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional, and they are not intended as medical advice. They are intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of John Douillard and his community. John Douillard encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.